Gov. Cox sets Nov. 9 as date for special session

Nov 5, 2021, 3:50 PM | Updated: 5:13 pm

FILE: Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at the PBS Utah Governor’s Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Gov. Cox served as a substitute teacher in the Granite School District on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

BY SIMONE SEIKALY AND LINDSAY AERTS

Digital Content Producer

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has set Nov. 9, 2021, for a special session of the Utah Legislature.

In a proclamation, Gov. Cox indicated that some of the topics to be discussed by lawmakers will include:

updated Congressional, legislative, and other district boundaries,
a proposal to change the name of Dixie State University,
proposed changes to pretrial processes related to bail and pretrial release, and
provisions related to COVID-19 and the workplace.

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Brad Wilson have both signaled that lawmakers would be taking action against President Biden’s vaccine requirements for larger businesses.

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